Dev Left Bethesda During Starfield Development Because Studio Grew Too Large. „If I Didn't Do It Now, I Maybe Never Would”
One of the developers of Starfield left Bethesda in the middle of developing the game to start his own studio. Nate Purkeypile revealed that the main reason was the ever-growing team.
video games
October 8, 2024
Segregation of Players by Skill is Discrimination, Says Halo Developer
The system of online player matching based on skill has been the subject of heated discussion for many years now. A former developer of multiplayer gameplay in the Halo series recently spoke on the matter, giving arguments against the controversial SBMM.
video games
November 21, 2023
Hackers Took Over Developer s on Steam; They Gained Little, but Valve Finally Acted
Developers releasing games on Steam will have to adopt further security measures when validating the authenticity of their s. This follows a series of recent hacking attacks that finally prompted Valve to act.
video games
October 12, 2023
He Restored Faith in Star Wars From EA, Now He Leaves
Stig Asmussen has left the ranks of Respawn Entertainment. The developer responsible for the success of Star Wars Jedi from Electronic Arts has decided to „seek adventure elsewhere.”.
video games
September 14, 2023
GameDevPaidMe - Developers Reveal Their Earnings on Twitter
Hashtag #GameDevPaidMe is trending on Twitter again, and just like a year ago, developers are revealing their earnings and encouraging fellow developers to break the conspiracy of silence.
video games
May 12, 2021
Director of The Witcher 3 Leaves CD Projekt
Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, the director of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, has left CD Projekt RED. The reason for his decision was supposed to be allegations of mobbing.
video games
May 4, 2021
PC Remains Leading Platform Among Developers; PlayStation Before Xbox
A survey conducted by the organizers of GDC indicates that PCs are the most popular platform among video game developers. PlayStation 5 arouses noticeably more interest than Xbox Series X/S.
video games
April 29, 2021
Quantic Dream's Next Game Under Way; Studio Opens New Branch
David Cage, head of Paris-based Quantic Dream, developers of games like Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls, shared his thoughts on the studio's next game, the next-gen revolution and the company's announced second branch in Montreal.
video games
February 2, 2021
European Gamedevs are Afraid of the Crisis; Some May Not Survive
European Games Developer Federation conducted a survey on the condition of European gamedev companies and their concerns about the coronavirus crisis. 17% of such companies are worried that they may not survive three months. Small studios are in the worst position.
video games
April 23, 2020
Beautiful Desolation Devs Ask Pirates for
The creators of Beautiful Desolation, The Brotherhood, appealed directly to pirates, asking them for any they can afford. There is even a special website where you can pay at least a dollar to ensure the future of the two-person devteam.
video games
March 1, 2020
Game Refunds on GOG - Developers Share Their Concerns
The new refund policy at GOG.com has triggered a wave of online discussions about the validity of this solution. Developers, especially the independent ones, are mostly against. The feelings of the players are extremely mixed.
video games
February 28, 2020
GDC - More Than Half of Currently Developed Games are Designed For PC
Game Developers Conference organizers conducted a survey among game devs, from which we can learn many interesting things about current trends in the industry, e.g. what percentage of developers prepares projects for PS5 and new Xbox.
video games
January 25, 2020
Devs Say Making Games on PS5 is Easier Than Ever
Developers say that creating games on PlayStation 5 is very simple and fun. This is what Shuhei Yoshida, President of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios, has said in an interview with Dengeki PlayStation.
hardware & software
December 28, 2019
Kojima Beats Two Guinness World Records
Hideo Kojima has the highest number of followers on Twitter and Instagram among game directors. Thus, he beats two Guinness World Records at the same time, of which he boasted, of course, through social media.
video games
November 11, 2019
Co-creator of Limbo and Inside: Pushing for 4K is Useless
Dino Patti, co-founder of the teams responsible for Limbo and Somverville, raised the issue of 4K resolution in games. In his opinion, this technology is 'useless' and artificially pushed by manufacturers and vendors of hardware and has no impact on the development of video games.
video games
November 6, 2019
MicroProse Returns and Announces New Game
The once popular game dev company, specializing mainly in strategy games and simulators - MicroProse - was acquired by David Lagettie. In a recent interview, he said that the first new titles will appear soon.
video games
September 1, 2019
Telltale Games Resurrected
Adventure game specialists Telltale Games will be revived by the new owners of the rights to the team name and its achievements, who have purchased them thanks to Chinese capital. There is a chance that in the future there will be a continuation to such series as The Wolf Among Us and Batman: The Telltale Series.
video games
August 28, 2019
Google Stadia Partner Program Very Popular Among Developers
During this year's Develop:Brighton conference, Sam Corcoran - Technical Manager at Google - informed that over 4 thousand companies have already applied to the partner program of the streaming platform Stadia.
video games
July 12, 2019
Sony Wants to Buy New Developer Teams
Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan revealed that the company was thinking of buying new developer studios to create games for PlayStation 5. Does Sony intend to thumb its nose at Microsoft?
video games
July 2, 2019
Dragon Age 4 Is BioWare's Main Priority - Anthem Loses Developers
Three key of the team working on Anthem have left the project. The reason for their departure is their involvement in the production of Dragon Age 4. How will it affect the further development of Anthem?
video games
May 2, 2019